here in red so that you see where they correspond in the paper itself. A Food Desert’s Impact on Health Food deserts are defined as areas which have little to no access to traditional supermarkets with a wide variety of fresh and nutritious foods. (In my opinion this is a little odd beginning. Starting a paper with a definition doesn’t draw the reader in.) Frequently‚ the deserts exist in outlying (but urban) areas which have a high population of low-income and elderly residents‚ many of whom
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This chapter spoke about food deserts‚ which is an urban area where it is difficult to buy good quality foods. In Oakland California‚ there is many liquor stores‚ fast food restaurants‚ and establishments that provide non nutritious foods. I was shocked to find out that when employment went up the prices of needs like foods and rent also went up. I think it is unfair to have these things happen because as people are trying to better themselves‚ the marketplace makes it more difficult for them to
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low food accessibility and poor diets in low-income communities? Results: The results may lead to a decline in poor diets and in low-income communities. The results may lead to a decrease in obesity among the youth. Background: Community “Food Desert”‚ is a term that has been coined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to signify thousands of communities across the America where residents continue to live in low-income‚ low-access food insufficient areas. Unfortunately‚ Black and Hispanic
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Everest base camp trek Everest Base Camp trek is an adventure journey to the highest mountain in the world. The twenty-one-day strenuous trip starts after Kathmandu-Jiri bus tour (8 hours). Jiri to Everest base camp trip passes along a beautiful river valley‚ picturesque village‚ and diverse landscapes‚ including the UNESCO heritage site Sagarmatha National Park. Teahouse and camping treks arranged to the second most popular tourist destination in Nepal. A view of Mt Makalu (8463 m)‚ Mt. Lhotse
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Should the desert bloom? The Arizona Desert is situated on the Sun Belt in the West United States has attracted migrants from all over the USA. Cities such as Phoenix‚ Las Vegas and Tucson have built and are continuing to spread. This has all been made possible because of one vital resource – the Colorado River. The question is should the desert have been changed to provide a pleasant place for to live? People are so keen to move to Phoenix because there are so many job opportunities in hi – tech industries
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October 7‚ 2013 Society’s Views Amid Star Trek It has been said that Star Trek is simply a western in space. The show was roughly set 250 years into the future‚ so would it be so profound to depart from the western-cowboy manner of writing? In season one’s twenty-third episode called “Space Seed” primeval stereotypes of women and Native Americans are exploited to boost ratings for the show. Only in more recent years have women portrayed strong‚ confident‚ and independent women in film and
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In the movie Star Trek there were two main heroes side by side. One was Kirk who liked to live life on the edge. The other was Spock who lived life by logic. Both Spock and Kirk have many similarities and differences in their birth‚ their call to adventures‚ and their characteristics. Both characters had an unusual birth. Kirk’s unusual birth was that he was born with during a space attack when the Romulans came and attacked the USS Kelvin. During the attack his father sacrificed himself
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Human Interactions Over the past years the Sahara desert has changed as a result of human interactions. Such as tourism‚ mining for oil‚ military testings‚ nuclear bombings and pollution. Desertification is one of the many negative human interactions in the Sahara Desert. Desertification is caused by climatic changes‚ over-grazing‚ deforestation for fuel or materials‚ droughts and ploughing the land for agriculture‚ these all led to the soil eroding away leaving the unprotected layer drying out in
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Biomes are large world regions in which climate‚ soils‚ natural vegetation and animal life are all interrelated. The biome that i have studied is the desert biome. Dry Climate Desert climate is very dry‚ with a yearly rainfall of between 0 and 250mm. Although deserts are very dry regions‚ very few deserts are completely dry. Parts of the Atacama Desert in Chile are said to be the driest places on earth. They receive an average of less than 15mm of rain per annum and sometimes receive no rain. Rainfall
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help you find treasure? Well J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit”‚ represents a heroic theme while Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist”‚ portrays the theme of listening to the centriole of Person Legends. However‚ both novels share the similar theme of perseverance. In the Hobbit‚ Tolkien portrays the main character‚ the hobbit Bilbo Baggins‚ as a hero as he faces difficult obstacles throughout his extravagant journey. For example‚ Tolkien writes “Somehow the killing of this giant spider‚ all alone by himself
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